TOLEDO – Discourse during the Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, March 2, was mainly centered around two hand-in-hand agenda items regarding the county switching from paid sick/vacation leave to paid time off (PTO). Chairman Mark Doland kicked off the conversation on the ...
TRAER – The Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary will hold their joint meeting on Tuesday, March 24, at 1:30 p.m. at the Traer Memorial Bldg. Government Day (April 8) will be discussed.
CLUTIER – Hora-Machacek Unit 453 of the American Legion Auxiliary met on Tuesday, March 3. There were seven present to help with sewing and cutting plastic bags. At this session, we had started sewing dignity clothing protectors and also bags to place on walkers. These are for the Iowa ...
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) attended a solemn dignified transfer of remains at Dover Air Force Base on Saturday, March 7, to honor the 103rd Sustainment Command service members killed in Kuwait. Two of the fallen soldiers were ...
CHELSEA – Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) announces its 55th event, “Branch to Bounty: Fruit Tree Pruning.” It will be held on Monday, March 23, at the Ellen and Tom Upah farmstead, 2602 320th Street in rural Chelsea. Registration will begin at 4:30 p.m. with the presentation ...
TRAER – Much to the greater community’s breathless suspense, the ovens at Traer Pizza Palace will soon be roaring back to life. Prior to shuttering last August, the restaurant, located just off Traer’s downtown at 104 South Main Street, had been in operation as Traer Pizza Palace for ...
DYSART – It will be six years this summer since Bobby Torres moved from Texas with his family in order to take the reins at Dysart’s only independent grocery store, purchasing Terry’s Food Center and renaming it Bobby's Grocery & BBQ. But in the wake of a string of financial ...
TRAER – The North Tama County Board of Education appointed and promptly swore in its newest member last week, rural Traer resident Ashton Wilson. The District 7 seat became vacant following David Boldt’s resignation on Jan. 26. Two individuals interested in the appointment, including ...
TOLEDO – Home health was once again the subject of discussion at the Monday, Feb. 23, Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting during which a memorandum was approved to be sent to the Board of Health. Chairman Mark Doland explained the reasoning behind the memorandum. “Right now, the ...
Traer had a fine ice cream and confectionary store at 524 Second Street called Olympia Candy Kitchen from 1920 to 1931. Tom Bliss the proprietor is on the left and his sons Christie and James Bliss behind the soda fountain. The Bliss family made homemade fudge, vanilla fudge, coconut fruit ...